The Academy of Theatre and Dance is a faculty of the

Amsterdam University of the Arts The Amsterdam University of the Arts ( nl, Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten) is a Dutch vocational university of arts located in Amsterdam. The university consists of: * Academy of Architecture * Academy of Theatre and Dance * Breitner Aca ...

which was known as ''de Theaterschool'' until September 2016. It runs four year

Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

courses in theatre and dance, and two year

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

courses offered by DAS Graduate School. The staff of instructors and guest instructors amounts to about sixty persons, nearly all also in active in the theatrical and dance field.

History

The Amsterdamse Toneelschool was set up in 1874 and was at first established in the Marnixstraat 150. There Anna Sablariolles was registered as first pupil, and

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as one of its first instructors. In 2001 it merged with the Kleinkunstacademie, founded in 1960 by Boris Blom

Alumni

* :nl:Joop Admiraal * Karin Bloemen *

Gijs Blom Gijsbrecht Thijmen Matthias "Gijs" Blom (born 2 January 1997) is a Dutch actor. He starred in the films ''Jongens'' (2014) and ''The Forgotten Battle'' (2020). He received a Daytime Emmy nomination for his performance in the Netflix fantasy serie ...

* Acda en de Munnik *

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* Rutger Hauer *

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* :nl:Willem Nijholt * :nl:Ank van der Moer * Josine van Dalsum *

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* Carice van Houten * Kasper van Kooten * Martine Sandifort *

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* Aart Staartjes * Stephen West *

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, Diederik Ebbinge and Remko Vrijdag (better known as De Vliegende Panters) *

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(expelled during his introductory period)

References

External links

* {{authority control Amsterdam University of the Arts Drama schools in the Netherlands Educational institutions established in 1874 1874 establishments in the Netherlands